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English
Etymology
From French, from Latin stipula (“stalk (of hay), straw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
stipule (plural stipules)
- (botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..
Verb
stipule
- inflection of stipuler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin stipula. Doublet of éteule.
Noun
stipule f (plural stipules)
- (botany) stipule
Further reading
Anagrams
Ladin
Verb
stipule
- first-person singular present indicative of stipuler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of stipuler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of stipuler
- third-person plural present subjunctive of stipuler